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poor john boehner meet poor mitch mcconnell, the club for republican leaders in need of a hug appears to have added a member. we'll be right back. jennifer granholm. >>it's a call to arms. make your voice heard. before the sneeze, help protect with a spray. before the tissue, help defend with a wipe. before the cold & flu season help prevent with lysol. because when you have 10 times more protection with each hand wash... and kill 99.9% of germs around the house with each spray... those healthy habits start to add up. this season, a good offense is the best defense and lysol has your family covered because that's our mission for health. ♪ >> jennifer: you're back inside "the war room." i'm jennifer granholm. i know i'm not going out on a limb by saying that senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is a very conservative republican. let's take a look at his voting record. he has repeatedly voted against a women's right to choose. he thinks there should be a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. he wants to overturn obamacare. he voted for banning affirmative action hiring and
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i'd like you to respond to that fundraising letter of mitch mcconnell. i mean, are things going to change? are we going to see the same old mitch? >> look, at the end of the day, what that legislation did is made it easier for some cabinet appointees to take their jobs. that's important. it's going to speed up the process in the senate. that's important. but at the end of the day, ed, this country faces enormous economic crises. we've got to deal with global warming. we've got to deal with education. we have to deal with deficit reduction. we are not going to be able to do what the american people want if we have to get 60 votes. and as a result of that agreement, we're going to continue to have to get 60 votes. and that's why i voted against it. >> isn't mr. mcconnell showing it's going to be the same attitude? he beat the liberals. >> no, i think it will. look, here is what has happened. historically, there was a gentleman's agreement in the senate, and that is that you will not use the filibuster requiring 60 votes unless it was something really you f
i'd like you to respond to that fundraising letter of mitch mcconnell. i mean, are things going to change? are we going to see the same old mitch? >> look, at the end of the day, what that legislation did is made it easier for some cabinet appointees to take their jobs. that's important. it's going to speed up the process in the senate. that's important. but at the end of the day, ed, this country faces enormous economic crises. we've got to deal with global warming. we've got to deal...
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>> nice to hear the sound lights from lindsey graham and mitch mcconnell. you can see the holiday cheer has made it well into the beginning days 2013 right there. continued antagonism on both sides right now with tough talk as we go forward. remember this debt ceiling. we hit that. our nation's borrowing limit, money already owed and already been spent just a couple of months from now, so this is going to be a top priority in a very near future as we go ahead right now. as you heard from mitch mcconnell, he said that presidential leadership is desperately needed. he said specifically that the last-minute deals are not the way that the government should be run right now. the question is what the president and what the administration is willing to concede on. the republicans again in the house and senate are calling for entitlement reform. they want the medicare age to be raised. they want means testing, as we heard, again today, and it's important to note on "meet the press" when mitch mcconnell was speaking to our colleague david gregory he declined to answ
>> nice to hear the sound lights from lindsey graham and mitch mcconnell. you can see the holiday cheer has made it well into the beginning days 2013 right there. continued antagonism on both sides right now with tough talk as we go forward. remember this debt ceiling. we hit that. our nation's borrowing limit, money already owed and already been spent just a couple of months from now, so this is going to be a top priority in a very near future as we go ahead right now. as you heard from...
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mitch mcconnell trusted joe biden. they trust. in washington, your word is something that's very important. they got a deal last night. for the country, i think that was a good thing. >> we do know the republicans say it's not a raise on taxes for those who make $250,000. at least it's up to $400,000. they can say the bush tax cuts which everyone knew were going to be sunsetted in ten years, 12 years later 90% of them are in place permanently. are republicans spinning it and saying those are good things? >> i think they are legitimately good things. the fact of the matter is raising taxes on people that hire folks my age and buying products that create jobs is going to do something for our economy. republicans say why didn't we have a plan earlier that defended those people, defended jobs for young americans, keeping the economy going. this does nothing for the debt, does nothing for spending. we're going to have another cliff in march but we have a greater cliff for our generation. there is a great piece in "the washington times"
mitch mcconnell trusted joe biden. they trust. in washington, your word is something that's very important. they got a deal last night. for the country, i think that was a good thing. >> we do know the republicans say it's not a raise on taxes for those who make $250,000. at least it's up to $400,000. they can say the bush tax cuts which everyone knew were going to be sunsetted in ten years, 12 years later 90% of them are in place permanently. are republicans spinning it and saying those...
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he was able to come in and brokary deal with mitch mcconnell when everything was stalled. without going into the winner of who won and who lost, you can take it step by step, one other thing, people who drink milk of winners because this bill included a one-year extension of the farm bill so we're not going to see skyrocketing milk prices. >> before the president left for hawaii, he said he was sorry he couldn't get that grand bargain. let me play that for you. >> speaker boehner and i originally tried to negotiate a larger agreement that would put this country on a path to paying down its debt, while also putting americans back to work. unfortunately there just wasn't enough support or time for that kind of large agreement in a lame duck session of congress. >> or, jim, as they call the grand bargain or the big deal. are those days dead given where we are? we really aren't going to be very different in this new congress. most of the congress felt that they were left out of these negotiations. it's all about the leadership anyway. >> one of the ironies is that the republic
he was able to come in and brokary deal with mitch mcconnell when everything was stalled. without going into the winner of who won and who lost, you can take it step by step, one other thing, people who drink milk of winners because this bill included a one-year extension of the farm bill so we're not going to see skyrocketing milk prices. >> before the president left for hawaii, he said he was sorry he couldn't get that grand bargain. let me play that for you. >> speaker boehner...
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what i'm telling you is i haven't given up on the president stepping up to the plate. >> mitch mcconnell seeming a little defiant of that question there. obviously we've lived through this before knowing they're willing to push us to the brink of shutdown and put the country at great peril in terms of our credit ratings and such. when you think about this fight coming up, what's your take on how it's going to play out? >> well, i agree with mitch. with senator mcconnell that i think it's incredibly important that the president engage and engage early. there are three pressure points coming. the sequester, the debt ceiling and the continuing resolution. any one of those pressure points can create a brinksmanship event. but we don't need a brinksmanship event. i believe there's a pathway here. and the fix the debt group is pushing for this. a pathway to an agreement which would get our debt and deficit situation significantly under control and do it in a way that both sides could come out winners. and that's what we should be pointing towards. this should not be a zero sum game for one sid
what i'm telling you is i haven't given up on the president stepping up to the plate. >> mitch mcconnell seeming a little defiant of that question there. obviously we've lived through this before knowing they're willing to push us to the brink of shutdown and put the country at great peril in terms of our credit ratings and such. when you think about this fight coming up, what's your take on how it's going to play out? >> well, i agree with mitch. with senator mcconnell that i think...
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mitch mcconnell, joe biden got together, they made something happen almost out of nothing in a way that extends current tax policies for 99% of all americans and makes them permane permanent. that's a good thing. now let's. >>> did luck with the new group and with the swearing-in as this week continues. senator, i appreciate your time and your candor. >>> to a complete breakdown, how each of the senators and each of the congressmen decided to vote, go to cnn.com/politics. >>> got a couple other stories making news this hour. the coast guard says that oil rig that ran aground in alaska is luckily stable, not leaking. during the tow to seattle, it required the crew to cut the lines. bad weather has kept the crews from being able to re-board that rig. >>> more than 800 people in minnesota and the art of swimming in winter. this is the annual polar bear plunge, an event that help two charities. one for suicide awareness. minnesota want the only place. in north carolina, there they go. this is the polar bears braving the waters. before they ended up in the water they decided to gather those
mitch mcconnell, joe biden got together, they made something happen almost out of nothing in a way that extends current tax policies for 99% of all americans and makes them permane permanent. that's a good thing. now let's. >>> did luck with the new group and with the swearing-in as this week continues. senator, i appreciate your time and your candor. >>> to a complete breakdown, how each of the senators and each of the congressmen decided to vote, go to cnn.com/politics....
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mitch mcconnell is said to have been irked by mr. lew in the past. republican senator from nebraska, mike johanns called lew a controversial pick. the reasonable he is controversial is, quote, i think there are nick policies in this nation have been well received. and jack lew is in the middle of it. because democratic economic policies have not been well received by republicans in congress, and because jack lew once irked mitch mcconnell, he is, we're supposed to believe, not going to get the top tier cabinet position. we scoff in your general direction. if those do not sound like reasons substantive enough to block a presidential cabinet nomination, that is because those are not reasons substantive enough to block a presidential cabinet nomination. at least historically speaking, those are not the kind of things that keep a person out of a top tier job like that. as "the new york times" calculated today, in the history of the u.s. senate, the senate has confirmed over 500 cabinet nominations. over 500. it has denied nine out of more than 500 in gna
mitch mcconnell is said to have been irked by mr. lew in the past. republican senator from nebraska, mike johanns called lew a controversial pick. the reasonable he is controversial is, quote, i think there are nick policies in this nation have been well received. and jack lew is in the middle of it. because democratic economic policies have not been well received by republicans in congress, and because jack lew once irked mitch mcconnell, he is, we're supposed to believe, not going to get the...
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mcconnell have served together nearly three decades. they've served under five presidents, know each other well, and it was a good call to have the two of them in the room negotiating. obviously, the president was involved. the big thing about this, brian, is this was a big vote. it was 89-8. you had bipartisan support for this. you know the republicans, boehner wanted the senate to take the lead. they took the lead and took it to the house and said they'd have a vote on it. my hope is to have a clean vote on a clean bill. >> we'll talk with mark platkin tonight. you can head to myfoxdc.com for the latest on the vote. >>> the original play boy is off the market. hugh hefner tying the knot again, and the bride wore pink. we'll show you the wedding dress next. >> drivers hoping for a smoother ride at the gas station in the new year. the average rolling in at 3.60 last year. that is a record high. hawaii had the highest average at $4.31. the lowest, south carolina at 3.35. some good news for home builders and maybe home buyers. a report sa
mcconnell have served together nearly three decades. they've served under five presidents, know each other well, and it was a good call to have the two of them in the room negotiating. obviously, the president was involved. the big thing about this, brian, is this was a big vote. it was 89-8. you had bipartisan support for this. you know the republicans, boehner wanted the senate to take the lead. they took the lead and took it to the house and said they'd have a vote on it. my hope is to have...
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mitch mcconnell, is rolled? >> guest: mitch mcconnell has a central role. mitch mcconnell is doing a lot because mitch mcconnell was the one when there was truly an impasse in the fiscal cliff negotiation he was the one who is able to call vice president biden and cut a deal. that says a lot about his political ability. he's able to reach out to the white house and make a deal happen. he will be the one to watch because of the house continues to be a little bit of a mess, no one knows how to protect where the house will go on on the debt ceiling, mitch mcconnell will get sent republicans to work together. >> host: marie is next and turner spurred north carolina, republican caller. >> caller: good morning. can you hear me? >> guest: yes. >> caller: okay, i just wanted to make a comment in support of john boehner. this is coming from someone who has, i have just never been in the down and 30 part of politics. one thing i've observed is mr. boehner was really committed to his party. he did not twist their arms or do many things that i think are demeaning. poli
mitch mcconnell, is rolled? >> guest: mitch mcconnell has a central role. mitch mcconnell is doing a lot because mitch mcconnell was the one when there was truly an impasse in the fiscal cliff negotiation he was the one who is able to call vice president biden and cut a deal. that says a lot about his political ability. he's able to reach out to the white house and make a deal happen. he will be the one to watch because of the house continues to be a little bit of a mess, no one knows how...
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. >> but senate minority leader mitch mcconnell warned it could be spring by the time congress looks at any firearms legislation. meanwhile some gun rights advocates are organizing national gun appreciation day on january 19th. they're asking gun owners to attend a gun show, go to a shooting range, or buy ammunition. >> this is the kind of moment where our freedoms are at stake. >>> some states are working on gun control measures of their own. in new york, today, governor cuomo is going to call on his state to pass one of the toughest assault weapons bans in the country. also terrell, today connecticut lawmakers are going to be debating tougher gun laws as well. >> susan mcginnis in washington this morning. susan, good to see you. thank you so much. >>> on the second day of a pretile hearing in the colorado shooting for james holmes prosecutors portrayed holmes as a man on a mission to kill. they claim holmes methodically armed himself with an extensive arsenal starting two months before the massacre, he then set up an elaborate booby trap inside his home designed to cause more death
. >> but senate minority leader mitch mcconnell warned it could be spring by the time congress looks at any firearms legislation. meanwhile some gun rights advocates are organizing national gun appreciation day on january 19th. they're asking gun owners to attend a gun show, go to a shooting range, or buy ammunition. >> this is the kind of moment where our freedoms are at stake. >>> some states are working on gun control measures of their own. in new york, today, governor...
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then another appearance by senator mitch mcconnell and an arkansas representative. ted cruz and republican congressman jim jordan of ohio. candy crowley welcomes senator dick durban. house minority leader nancy pelosi and the pelican senator jeff flake. the sunday morning talk shows are brought to you by the networks and c-span. the re-airs begin with meet the press, fox news sunday, and face the nation from cbs. you can listen to them all on c- span radio nationwide on xm satellite radio. or you can go online to c- span.org. >> you cannot always find newspapers and rationing investigative reporting. the-embracing investigative reporting. -- embracing investor kenneth reporting. it is troublesome. it is that more than the -- embracing the investigative reporting. there are stories. we are fortunate to work for people who were strong and upright. let the chips fall where they make. >> the pulitzer prize-winning team will take your calls, e- mails, and tweets today on "in depth." they are? >> also is -- they are the co- authors of 8 books. "washington journal" continu
then another appearance by senator mitch mcconnell and an arkansas representative. ted cruz and republican congressman jim jordan of ohio. candy crowley welcomes senator dick durban. house minority leader nancy pelosi and the pelican senator jeff flake. the sunday morning talk shows are brought to you by the networks and c-span. the re-airs begin with meet the press, fox news sunday, and face the nation from cbs. you can listen to them all on c- span radio nationwide on xm satellite radio. or...
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on sunday morning mitch mcconnell calls joe biden. they get together, offers are traded back and forth, and presto, voila, they come up with a deal and they put it on the floor and it sets those thresholds at $400,000 and $450,000 and it's passed at 2:00 last night and so it comes to the house republicans who have met all morning. joe biden incidentally was back on the hill this morning meeting behind closed doors with democrats who are pretty much bystanders to a republican political train wreck at this point. nancy pelosi says the bill representing gigantic progress, that's fine, but this is really on republicans right now. and people are looking at it, i'm already hearing people looking at what house republicans are doing and saying, look, you abdicated your responsibility to write a bill. you punted over to the senate, and now you're going to throw a monkey wrench into this whole thing and make us come back perhaps in a new congress with a clean legislative slate. so it is a very dangerous not only economic situation here that we'
on sunday morning mitch mcconnell calls joe biden. they get together, offers are traded back and forth, and presto, voila, they come up with a deal and they put it on the floor and it sets those thresholds at $400,000 and $450,000 and it's passed at 2:00 last night and so it comes to the house republicans who have met all morning. joe biden incidentally was back on the hill this morning meeting behind closed doors with democrats who are pretty much bystanders to a republican political train...
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stepped in at the 11th hour, with mitch mcconnell. joe biden sometimes gets criticized, but he showed his mettle, why he works so well as a proxy of president obama. he spent decades in the senate, he has really well-worn relationships with a lot of senators who matter, including republicans, very good relationships and you could argue they definitely paid off here. >> certainly in his almost negotia element negotiating this deal. >>> the 2-year-old payroll tax holiday, the holiday is over, america. your taxes are still going up. the rate you pay out of your paycheck for payroll taxes to fund social security is going back up to 6.2%. here is how it affects your paycheck. earning 30,000 a year, you are going to pay about $50 more a month in taxes. if you make say $113,000, you will pay $189 per month in payroll taxes. so here is the truth. for almost everybody in america, your tax rates are not going up, but your paycheck will still be smaller. plan accordingly. let's bring in a reporter from "the national journal." following behind th
stepped in at the 11th hour, with mitch mcconnell. joe biden sometimes gets criticized, but he showed his mettle, why he works so well as a proxy of president obama. he spent decades in the senate, he has really well-worn relationships with a lot of senators who matter, including republicans, very good relationships and you could argue they definitely paid off here. >> certainly in his almost negotia element negotiating this deal. >>> the 2-year-old payroll tax holiday, the...
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but the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell was in favor of it. he helped put it together. most republicans in the senate including your fellow texan john cornyn voted for it. >> i would have voted against it because i think it was a lousy deal. it had two parts. number one it raised taxes by $620 billion. that's going to kill jobs. it's going to hurt small businesses. he's going to hurt every american. but number two, it combined those tax increases not with spending cuts, which is what president obama campaigned on every day, but instead with spending increases. $330 billion in additional new spending. that just made the problem worse. it wasn't a serious response to the grave fiscal and economic problems facing this country. >> woodruff: i remember reading your father said that you weren't coming to washington to compromise. are you saying compromise is a bad thing in our system of government? >> well, no, not at all. in fact my view on compromise is exactly ronald reagan's view. president reagan said what do you do if they offer you half a loa
but the republican leader in the senate, mitch mcconnell was in favor of it. he helped put it together. most republicans in the senate including your fellow texan john cornyn voted for it. >> i would have voted against it because i think it was a lousy deal. it had two parts. number one it raised taxes by $620 billion. that's going to kill jobs. it's going to hurt small businesses. he's going to hurt every american. but number two, it combined those tax increases not with spending cuts,...
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are you suggesting that mitch mcconnell and fellow republicans in the senate were drunk when she voted on this last night? >> of course not. i was having a little fun with you, wolf. it was after midnight t was a piece of legislation intended to be passable. not necessarily to be right. and this was in fact something that joe biden found a way to get the art of the possible. send something to the senate that the house could consider. now it's in the house. what we find missing from it sl any kind of reasonable spending reduction, something that the house has dealt with in committee. we've bubbled it up. we have a lot of figures. quite frankly, the lack of sequestration, the idea that in two months, in addition to this, we'll be dealing with the cliff in defense and sequestration and the cliff in the sense that we don't raise the debt limit, i think they could easily be dealt with today. i'm with eric cantor. this bill in its present form is not good enough and the american people are smart enough to know that what you don't pay today and owe tomorrow, you'll have to pay tomorrow. >> we
are you suggesting that mitch mcconnell and fellow republicans in the senate were drunk when she voted on this last night? >> of course not. i was having a little fun with you, wolf. it was after midnight t was a piece of legislation intended to be passable. not necessarily to be right. and this was in fact something that joe biden found a way to get the art of the possible. send something to the senate that the house could consider. now it's in the house. what we find missing from it sl...
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. >> megyn: oh, but you haven't spoken to mitch mcconnell. mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate now has got some tough talk for president obama and he came out and side the following last night. now it's time to get serious about reducing washington's out of control spending. that is the debate the american people want. it is the debate we will have next and it is the debate the republicans are ready for. so now that he has no leverage, he thinks he's going to have a real discussion about out of control spending. you tell me, chris, how likely is that? >> well, we have the debt cliff. we have the debt ceiling is next. and that's coming up. and if john boehner wants to stay as speaker of the house, the thing he's going to have to tell his members is that he's going to play just as hard on that as the president played on these taxes and that he's got to be willing, if he wants to do this, if what mitch mcconnell, who is the architect of this deal on the republican side in the senate, if what he says is going to be true, that mea
. >> megyn: oh, but you haven't spoken to mitch mcconnell. mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate now has got some tough talk for president obama and he came out and side the following last night. now it's time to get serious about reducing washington's out of control spending. that is the debate the american people want. it is the debate we will have next and it is the debate the republicans are ready for. so now that he has no leverage, he thinks he's going to have a real...
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kentucky in 2o 14 and mitch mcconnell may be vulnerable. they may have a strong democratic opponent and do you want jack conway or jerry abram son is to have to carry around a strong pitch by gun control in a state like kentucky. that's the politics beneath the surface of this. >> howard, you know the commission and the committee that biden is heading will meet with the shooting victims and a lot of the proposals we heard floated in my opinion and don't seem to dress the problem and would not prevent another newtown. if we learned from columbine and ft. hood and virginia tech and newtown, criminals and crazy people find ways around these gun laws that we are insulting the families when we tell them banning certain weapons or registering guns is going to prevent another tragedy? don't we owe them real solutions? >> i think the political system oh,s them their best efforts. while it's true that they can work their way around whatever laws are put in place, it doesn't mean they shouldn't be enacted. it's hard to defend. i don't know what groun
kentucky in 2o 14 and mitch mcconnell may be vulnerable. they may have a strong democratic opponent and do you want jack conway or jerry abram son is to have to carry around a strong pitch by gun control in a state like kentucky. that's the politics beneath the surface of this. >> howard, you know the commission and the committee that biden is heading will meet with the shooting victims and a lot of the proposals we heard floated in my opinion and don't seem to dress the problem and would...
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>> right a the top senate republican senator mitch mcconnell says governor spending and the nation's depth debt are the biggest problem right now. mcconnell says those issues are going to dominate congress between now and the end of march. several newly elected senators expressed these concerns. >> you need to put everything on the table. but what i hear from the administration and if the "the washington post" is to be believed, that's way -- way in extreme of what i think is necessary or even should be talked about. and it's not going to pass. >> i don't think the federal government has any business having a list of law abiding citizens who choose to exercise their right to keep and bare arms. >> a house republican leadership aide says jobs would be another key issue at the top of the congressional agenda. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel in washington tonight. thanks. a lotto winner dropped dead one day after he claimed his prize. and now investigators in chicago say somebody actually poisoned him with cyanide. here is the victim with that winning ticket back in july. he won about 42
>> right a the top senate republican senator mitch mcconnell says governor spending and the nation's depth debt are the biggest problem right now. mcconnell says those issues are going to dominate congress between now and the end of march. several newly elected senators expressed these concerns. >> you need to put everything on the table. but what i hear from the administration and if the "the washington post" is to be believed, that's way -- way in extreme of what i think...
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we'll ask our headliner, republican leader mitch mcconnell. then as speaker boehner survives a close vote, fresh faces flood the capitol. how will they change congress? will congress change them? we introduce the rising stars of 2013. plus, a health scare for hillary and that political storm over hurricane sandy. >> 66 days a
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bill: i think the "wall street journal" has a must-read story this morning about how mitch mcconnell called joe biden and said, does anyone down there know how to cut a deal, and apparently those two engaged and pushed this deal forward on the 31st of december. with regard to sandy, what is your take on whether or not the criticism is warranted directed at speaker boehner, or could you turn it around and wonder where are house democrats on this deal, wrist the president, frankly? he's flown back to hawaii on the sandy restoration bill to help some of the victims and critics came out and said hey, man this bill is loaded with a lot of stuff that has nothing to do with the folks in connecticut, new jersey or new york. >> reporter: i think there are people out there on capitol hill that are split on this. there is a lot of emotion behind this. obviously governor christie expressed that as did members on both sides of the aisle from the new york and new jersey delegation. a lot of emotion came out. later in the day you started to hear some concerns about the senate bill that actually got
bill: i think the "wall street journal" has a must-read story this morning about how mitch mcconnell called joe biden and said, does anyone down there know how to cut a deal, and apparently those two engaged and pushed this deal forward on the 31st of december. with regard to sandy, what is your take on whether or not the criticism is warranted directed at speaker boehner, or could you turn it around and wonder where are house democrats on this deal, wrist the president, frankly? he's...
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leader, mitch mcconnell the priority should be dealing with the debt or deficit and the gun debate could wait until spring. >> shep: carl cameron in washington. thank you. >> we're getting new information on this crane collapse that happened in new york city. just across the east river from manhattan in the borough of queens. at least five said to be injured. there is more to this story i'm now told and we'll have it for you right after this. >>. >> shep: there is breaking news now on fox news. rescue crews are on the scene of the collapsed crane in the borough of queens. it's now the ed cox bridge but the nypd says five people are injured. new information on this crane. many of you have noticed as this has happened repeatedly in new york city, one time on the upper east side, one time way upper east side and now this one in queens, as it turns out we have confirmed all three cranes are owned by the same man. arthur is an attorney in new york city and represented someone that was involved in one of crane incidents. man's name. >> jimmy loma. he owns the crane down on 51th street and now
leader, mitch mcconnell the priority should be dealing with the debt or deficit and the gun debate could wait until spring. >> shep: carl cameron in washington. thank you. >> we're getting new information on this crane collapse that happened in new york city. just across the east river from manhattan in the borough of queens. at least five said to be injured. there is more to this story i'm now told and we'll have it for you right after this. >>. >> shep: there is...
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did you talk to cantor or mitch mcconnell? and secondly, given where we find ourselves and how there seems to be some effort by republicans, at least on the debt ceiling to avert that find, going double down on the budget side. what do you want to see happen? do you think there needs to be more conciliatory attitude with the white house or do you think the kind of attitude we have seen in the past has done good thing knows party. >> this, again, is a classic example our the democrats so much more doning to think the rum runs are obstructionist and aren't being cooperative. when president obama says he wanted balanced approach he gets pass incrises but the payroll tax is inconstituted. but what happens to spending cuts? how much spending cuts have been put on the table he accused the republicans of not want agency balanced approach and then the revenues are increased for go, where the spending cuts? i can't believe the success they have in turning the tables where they're the ones who don't want to have balanced approach. how m
did you talk to cantor or mitch mcconnell? and secondly, given where we find ourselves and how there seems to be some effort by republicans, at least on the debt ceiling to avert that find, going double down on the budget side. what do you want to see happen? do you think there needs to be more conciliatory attitude with the white house or do you think the kind of attitude we have seen in the past has done good thing knows party. >> this, again, is a classic example our the democrats so...
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that makes sense. >> you might try mitch mcconnell's office later this morning. >> not a bad idea. >> getting started. what do you say? taking a look back through the morning at the president's first term. did he accomplish anything you can be proud of? i think he has accomplished a hell of a lot to tell the truth. what do you expect in the second term? a lot to talk to clint yates about. we will be right back at 866-55-press. >> this is "the bill press show." [ music ] current tv presents special coverage of the presidential inauguration. the pomp, the circumstance the insight and analysis. only on current tv. [ voice of dennis ] ...safe driving bonus check? every six months without an accident, allstate sends a check. ok. [ voice of dennis ] silence. are you in good hands? these talking points, that the right have, about the "heavy hand of government" ... i want to have that conversation. let's talk about it. really? you're going to lay people off because now the government is going to help you fund your healthcare. really? i want to have those conversations, not to be confrontation
that makes sense. >> you might try mitch mcconnell's office later this morning. >> not a bad idea. >> getting started. what do you say? taking a look back through the morning at the president's first term. did he accomplish anything you can be proud of? i think he has accomplished a hell of a lot to tell the truth. what do you expect in the second term? a lot to talk to clint yates about. we will be right back at 866-55-press. >> this is "the bill press show."...
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you will see an effort to drive a wedge between mitch mcconnell and his constituents, especially on the issue of money in politics. that is a snapshot of what this coalition could be doing. host: garry, illinois, republican caller. caller: yes, good morning. i don't know why they need to spend as much money to make a mountain out of a molehill, if they are able to put cards in our schools like they to add that banks and transitions and places like that -- if they can put them guards in our schools, qualified principles, put them through a police officer training, let them become part of the police officers, we would not have had no more shootings after columbine, because they would have stopped that boy before he got in the school. and nobody got killed. i believe that with all my heart. host: andy kroll, gun control -- will this group of the democracy initiative be looking at that issue? guest: some are already mobilizing and educating members, because this is a hot- button issue right now. interesting thing, the way the nra, the big gun lobby, could come into play is that the nra has
you will see an effort to drive a wedge between mitch mcconnell and his constituents, especially on the issue of money in politics. that is a snapshot of what this coalition could be doing. host: garry, illinois, republican caller. caller: yes, good morning. i don't know why they need to spend as much money to make a mountain out of a molehill, if they are able to put cards in our schools like they to add that banks and transitions and places like that -- if they can put them guards in our...
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i mean, you talk to john boehner and you talk to mitch mcconnell for six, seven weeks the president would simply not budge one inch on cutting spending and had no interest in doing that. the republicans believed and i think they're probably right if they'd gone into 2013 without the tax issue resolved they'd be pummelled day after day by the presid
i mean, you talk to john boehner and you talk to mitch mcconnell for six, seven weeks the president would simply not budge one inch on cutting spending and had no interest in doing that. the republicans believed and i think they're probably right if they'd gone into 2013 without the tax issue resolved they'd be pummelled day after day by the presid
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. >> why would mitch mcconnell agreed to limit his possibility to soto's assertion? what you get out of it? >> one concession is they have at least two amendments taken off her on the floor. republicans say the reason for the gridlock has agreed himself. he's been blocking amendment like no other leader has before him and they were willing to go on to something someone if they have her ability to offer amendments on the floor. this would only work in situations which they agree to see their beginning of the debate and go immediately forward to bring a bill directly to the fly without procedural votes. they would need to be some bipartisan compromise in order for republicans to a chance to offer. the republicans now there would be some changes. reid was threatening to change all the rules and go much further with the 51 vote majority. that's the nuclear option because it would circumvent the usual way, which is 57 votes. , have much less leverage than read, so we got a lot of what he wanted to find a package. >> harry reid and mitch mcconnell had an agreement that ber
. >> why would mitch mcconnell agreed to limit his possibility to soto's assertion? what you get out of it? >> one concession is they have at least two amendments taken off her on the floor. republicans say the reason for the gridlock has agreed himself. he's been blocking amendment like no other leader has before him and they were willing to go on to something someone if they have her ability to offer amendments on the floor. this would only work in situations which they agree to...
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>> if mitch mcconnell is going to draw that line in the sand it will be a recipe for more gridlock. we have to take a balanced approach to long-term deficit reduction meaning additional cuts and remember last year the president signed into law more than $1.5 trillion in cuts. 100% cuts. as a result of avoiding the fiscal cliff we raised about $730 billion in revenue from very high income individuals. as we go forward we need to adopt the same frame work as
>> if mitch mcconnell is going to draw that line in the sand it will be a recipe for more gridlock. we have to take a balanced approach to long-term deficit reduction meaning additional cuts and remember last year the president signed into law more than $1.5 trillion in cuts. 100% cuts. as a result of avoiding the fiscal cliff we raised about $730 billion in revenue from very high income individuals. as we go forward we need to adopt the same frame work as
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mitch mcconnell recently said that revenue is not the issue. he is absolutely wrong. revenue is exactly the issue. what the republicans and i have to add some democrats want to do is balance the budget by cutting social security, which has nothing to do with deficit reduction. they want to cut medicare, medicaid, nutrition programs. that is their idea of moving toward deficit reduction. meanwhile, 1 out of 4 major corporations in this country pays zero in taxes. we lose $100 billion every single year because corporate america and wealthy individuals stash their money in the cayman islands and in other tax havens. corporations today are paying 12% of their profits in taxes, which is the lowest since 1972. in terms of corporate tax per gdp, we are lower than any other country in the oecd. >> that is just amazing. that is amazing when you throw these numbers out. and i think it brings us back to one word. americans, focus. you can hear a lot of talk about debt ceiling and deficit reduction. focus on the ideology of what has brought us to where we are right now and an ide
mitch mcconnell recently said that revenue is not the issue. he is absolutely wrong. revenue is exactly the issue. what the republicans and i have to add some democrats want to do is balance the budget by cutting social security, which has nothing to do with deficit reduction. they want to cut medicare, medicaid, nutrition programs. that is their idea of moving toward deficit reduction. meanwhile, 1 out of 4 major corporations in this country pays zero in taxes. we lose $100 billion every...
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i helped john boehner and mitch mcconnell work hard to prevent him -- i hope john boehner and mitch mcconnell work hard to prevent him from doing whatever he wants. he cannot do what ever he wants. i think they should work together. it was a sad thing what happened on the east coast. that does not go to the root of the problem. people should not have guns, let's focus on them, not eliminating certain types of guns or clips. host: is there anything that the president said that you agree with? caller: he cannot use funding to study this because it is part of the constitution. i think that they should have some kind of universal system to monitor people that are near -- they are not right mentally or should not have guns. they should have a database. how much information they should capture -- these are all problems he should not do in two weeks for one week. he should talk with other people. congress should help as well. host: you mentioned you are an instructor. what is it that you teach? caller: economics and accounting. host: what kind of guns to you on? caller: i have a clock. host: why do
i helped john boehner and mitch mcconnell work hard to prevent him -- i hope john boehner and mitch mcconnell work hard to prevent him from doing whatever he wants. he cannot do what ever he wants. i think they should work together. it was a sad thing what happened on the east coast. that does not go to the root of the problem. people should not have guns, let's focus on them, not eliminating certain types of guns or clips. host: is there anything that the president said that you agree with?...
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and mitch mcconnell may be throwing down the gauntlet for a showdown with the president over spending. he said now the conversation turns to cutting spending on government programs that are the real source of the nation's fiscal imbalance. the upcoming debate on the debt limb is the perfected time to have that discuss. the president may not want to have a fight about government spending over the next few months, but it's a fight he will have because it's a debate the country needs. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton has been discharged after suffering a blood clot. she was accompanied by her husband, former president clinton, and their daughter chelsea. in a statement the state department said clinton's medical team advised her that she is make going progress on all fronts and they are confident she'll make a full recovery. >> pakistani intelligence officials say an important taliban commander was among 15 people killed in two suspected u.s. drone attacks in a volatile region of pakistan. that commander was said to be at odds with the pakistani taliban over the peace agreement he
and mitch mcconnell may be throwing down the gauntlet for a showdown with the president over spending. he said now the conversation turns to cutting spending on government programs that are the real source of the nation's fiscal imbalance. the upcoming debate on the debt limb is the perfected time to have that discuss. the president may not want to have a fight about government spending over the next few months, but it's a fight he will have because it's a debate the country needs. >>>...
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senate republican leader mitch mcconnell ham medicine out with the vice president of the united states has $626 billion in new tax revenue but only some $15 billion in spending cuts. and so essentially $41 of new taxes for every dollar of spending cut. and so a lot of the republicans were telling their leaders that they don't like this bill. they think it's a bad deal. they should tack on an amendment spending cuts attached. the bottom line was time is running out. we are less than 48 hours from a new congress being sworn in. they had the clock ticking. they might just say okay fine, it's the house republicans fault for the largest tax increase in america in history. house republican leadership feels like they had a very difficult hand that he they were dealt. this deal was passed in the middle of the night by a very big bipartisan vote. so with their backs against the wall with the clock ticking and concerned about how the markets might react tomorrow, they are going forward with this bill because they could not get consensus on one amendment that would cut spending, bret? >> if they
senate republican leader mitch mcconnell ham medicine out with the vice president of the united states has $626 billion in new tax revenue but only some $15 billion in spending cuts. and so essentially $41 of new taxes for every dollar of spending cut. and so a lot of the republicans were telling their leaders that they don't like this bill. they think it's a bad deal. they should tack on an amendment spending cuts attached. the bottom line was time is running out. we are less than 48 hours...
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. >> you represent a constituency in kentucky, republican senate leader mitch mcconnell is a fellow kentuckian. he says he doesn't see congress taking up guns until maybe spring at the earliest. i mean, is that really an appropriate response to what happened in december, december the 14th, when 20 children were riddled with bullets? >> no, i don't think it is. but, you know, when it comes right down to it, we meet so infrequently, there may be -- that may be actually true because there are not that many days for the congress to be in session between now and you're talking about the 20th of march as spring. so, you know, that may not be farfetched, but still we've -- we ought to have hearings. these things need to be discussed publicly. we need to have a little bit of time for of this coalition of citizens to make sure that whatever weight thenr a still has is counter balanced, whether it's churches, gun dealers, mothers, teachers, all of the citizens who are so passionate now about seeing a reduction in gun violence. we need to make sure that they are letting their members of congress know how
. >> you represent a constituency in kentucky, republican senate leader mitch mcconnell is a fellow kentuckian. he says he doesn't see congress taking up guns until maybe spring at the earliest. i mean, is that really an appropriate response to what happened in december, december the 14th, when 20 children were riddled with bullets? >> no, i don't think it is. but, you know, when it comes right down to it, we meet so infrequently, there may be -- that may be actually true because...